It’s a Party!

Recently I shared a fun drawing practice — drawing with eyes closed! It was surprisingly soothing and relaxing, and the … More

Art Quiz: The Answer is 1905

Here is a bit of information taken directly from Wikipedia: The Brücke (Bridge), also Künstlergruppe Brücke or KG Brücke was a group of German expressionist artists formed … More

Art Quiz: Question 58

We’re getting near the end of this Art Quiz feature. How have you been doing? Only three questions remaining in … More

School’s Out!

Being a life-long learner, I seem to naturally move with the rhythms of the school year. My excitement peaks each … More

The Power of Color

Over the last few months I’ve played with color — a lot. Usually my palette is based on landscape colors. … More

The Ranunculus — Revisited

My year began with ranunculus. Perhaps you remember how confused and disoriented I felt at the start of 2022 as … More

I Am Not Drawing a Mermaid!

Recently I created an “Earth Goddess“, following along with instructor Lily Sol in a Creative Bug “Daily Practice” class called … More

Zestful Zinnias

Just so you know, I have now successfully completed my “15-Day Floral Challenge“. You’ve previously seen my first nine oil … More

The Russian Avant-Garde

Today’s post is short and to the point. I’m intrigued by avant-garde art, especially art created by artists such as … More

Art Quiz: The Answer is China

I guessed correctly on this one, but I had no idea what gongbi or baimiao were, so I had to do a … More

Art Quiz: Question 57

Only a few more question to go in our “Art Quiz” feature! Here’s today’s quiz question: In which country are … More

Celebrating Mother Earth Through Goddess Energy

I’m going to be honest here about femininity and things like “goddess energy”. It’s never really been who I am. … More

Seeing The World

Now that he’s retired, my husband enjoys having an afternoon nap each day. Usually I join him, although I don’t … More

I’m Giving Up

As of today, I am giving up! Nope, not giving up on art, just giving up on ever having an … More

Close Your Eyes… And Draw

In learning art, we hear over and over again about how important it is that we LOOK at what we’re … More

Art Quiz: The Answer is Amarna Style

I had no idea on this “art quiz” question, but once I began researching the answer I found it quite … More

Art Quiz: Question 56

Only a few more “art quiz” questions to go! Here’s today’s question: What Egyptian art style did Amenhotep IV create? … More

15-Day Floral Drawing Challenge

I’ve certainly drawn — and painted — more flowers this year than I’ve ever done before. While I’m not especially … More

More Wonky Vases

These vases are admittedly wonky — but, actually, the vases in my reference photo were wonky-looking, so I was quite … More

Wonky Vases – My Still Life Painting

Yesterday I shared my initial studies done in preparation for a still life painting with oil pastels. At the end of … More